FACTORS AFFECTING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ELECTRICITY POWER EXPANSION PROJECTS IN KENYA. A CASE OF KENYA POWER AND LIGHTING COMPANY
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The purpose of this study was to investigate factors affecting effective implementation of electricity power expansion projects in Kenya: A case of Kenya Power Company. The specific objectives were to examine the influence of top management support, financial resources, community support and procurement procedures on effective implementation of electricity power expansion projects in Kenya. This study adopted a descriptive research design for the study. The target population was 66 respondents comprising of 6 project managers and 60 Project Team members. Census sampling was used to select project managers and stratified random sampling to select the project team members. The sample size was 33 and the data collection instruments adopted was questionnaires for the project team members and interviews for the project managers. Content analysis was used to analyze the qualitative data and Quantitative data was analyzed using descriptive statistics such as frequencies, percentages, charts, table and graphs with the use of Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20.0. The study also used Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) to test the level of significance of at 95% confidence level. In addition, the study conducted a multiple regression analysis to test the relationship between the independent variables and dependent variable. The study concluded that top managers in Kenya Power effectively communicate the requirements of the project to all the parties concerned and carries out an evaluation of the project progress periodically to check for any deviations, Project budgeting is performed at the initial stages of project planning and usually in parallel with the development of the project schedule. Financial difficulties are a major cause of poor implementation of projects leading to delay in the timely completion of the expansion of projects in Kenya Power, Community awareness is done on the importance of providing way leave. Need analysis is done before contracting. The study recommends that Kenya Power should ensure that all the stakeholders are involved during project planning and motivate employees based on their performance, set objectives, assess assets and resources, estimate future financial needs and making plan to achieve monetary goals and also the financial activities should be planned for, recorded, monitored and controlled for effective project implementation, continue encouraging potential consumers to connect to power and set up a rural electrification committee to represent the local community and carry out a rigorous analysis during contractor selection to identify the best contractor.
Key Words: Top Management Support, Financial Resources, Community Support, Procurement Procedure, Implementation of Electricity Power in Kenya
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